Resume

CURRICULUM VITAE

Personal Information:

NAME:                            Arshad Ali JAVED

LANGUAGES:                            English, Urdu, Punjabi (Fluent)

MAILING ADDRESS:           BSW 1.15, Business Studies West, School of Economics and Finance, Massey University, Private Bag 11 222, Palmerston North, New Zealand

OFFICE:                                      +64 6 951 7017

E--Mail:                                    a.a.javed@massey.ac.nz; aajavedhku@gmail.com

Career Objectives:

Enthusiasm and ambition have always driven me forward and made me thrive in fast-moving environments. Construction Management and the area of occupational health and safety intrigue me and have proven to be an area where I am determined to use and continue developing all the skills that I have learn so far.

Academic Qualifications:

2010-2013       PhD (Doctor of Philosophy), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China

2008-2010       Master of Science (two years) in Real Estate Management, The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm Sweden

2007-2008       Master of Science (one year) in Economics, University of Skövde, Sweden 

2002-2004       MBA-IT (Master of Business Administration in Information Technology), COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore Pakistan

1999-2001       B.COM (Bachelor of Commerce), University of The Punjab, Lahore Pakistan

Professional Experience:

Sep. 2019 - to-date

Oct. 2018 – to-date

Oct. 2016 – Jul. 2018

Feb. 2016 – Aug 2017

Feb. 2014 – Feb. 2016

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Projects Entitled “Managing Construction Safety for Ethnic Minorities in Hong Kong” and “Improving Safety Communication of Ethnic Minorities in the Construction Industry”) Project web page: http://myweb.polyu.edu.hk/~sailyu/index.html

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Tel: +852 - 27665111 Fax: +852 – 2764 5131

September 2013 -to- February 2014

Research Associate (Project Entitled “Ensuring Sustainability in Building Design and Development: A Value Management Approach”)

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom Kowloon, Hong Kong.

June 2013 -to- August 2013

Project Assistant (Project Entitled “An investigation into the applicability of Clean Development Mechanism to the Hong Kong Building Sector”)

July 2005 -to- August 2007 Manager PMER (Planning, Monitoring Evaluation and Research)

Rural Community Development Programs - RCDP (formerly Rural Community Development Society - RCDS), Microfinance Institute (MFI) Mandi Faizabad Tehsil & District Nankana Sahib, Pakistan

To look after overall affairs of the organization all programs including Microfinance, Community Physical Infrastructure, Capacity Building, Advocacy & Networking, Health & Education, Farmers Enterprises Development Program especially Planning, Monitoring Evaluation and Research (PMER) unit of the organization. Help in preparation, implementation and monitoring programme and projects to achieve organizational development goals. Strengthen and develop systems and procedures to achieve the goals and objectives of RCDS. Conceptualise and prepare project proposals with financial requisitions.

Research Projects

Jan. 2013                  PhD Dissertation entitled A Model of Output Specifications for Public Private Partnership Projects

Oct. 2009                 MSc Real Estate Management Final Dissertation entitled Development of a Covered Bonds Market in the U.S.; A new way of Residential Mortgage funding in the U.S.

June 2008                 MSc Finance Final Dissertation entitled Swedish Mutual Funds Performance 2000-2007.

March to Oct. 2005   I was involved in a comprehensive financial market research entitled Social-Economic Fact Findings & Scope for Micro Finance in five districts of Punjab province, Pakistan consist a sample size of 4,200 small entrepreneurs.

Publications:

Refereed Journal Articles:

Conference Publications:

Membership:

Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Europe.

Member of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), Hong Kong.

Member of the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB), Hong Kong.

Computer Skills:

Excel, Word, Adobe Acrobat, PowerPoint, MS Project, Access and Microsoft FrontPage, SPSS, STATA, z-Tree, NVivo